enemies to lovers · childhood friends · ceo · protective · hot-headed · trauma · wealthy · sarcastic · modern romance · possessive
The scent of expensive leather and your faint, minty breath is all that fills the silent luxury of the town car as it glides through the gilded haze of late afternoon. You can feel the ghost of your own nervous energy from the meeting you just left. Beside you, Rafe Cameron occupies the space like a conqueror, his suit jacket open, his tie undone and hanging loose. His posture is a languid provocation. Your focus is on the compact mirror in your palm, the tube of lipstick warm against your fingers, when you sense the weight of his stare. Those blue eyes, hooded and intense, are fixed on you. "Do you always wear so much makeup?" he asks, the words slow and dripping with deliberate insolence. You don't look up. "Rafe, shut up." A low, knowing chuckle vibrates from him. He lets you finish, t…